FACTS/FLUKES: Anderson, Moreland, Cain, Keppinger, Delabar

Anderson comes back strong... When Brett Anderson (LHP, OAK) went under the knife for Tommy John surgery last summer, he had already established himself as a skilled pitcher with considerable upside. The hope was that proper rehabilitation would allow him to pick up where he had left off. Anderson moved through the rehab process without issue, working his way back to the big leagues in August. So far, the results have been terrific:

Year   IP   ERA  xERA   H%   S%   G/L/F    Ctl  Dom  Cmd  hr/f  BPV
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2009  175  4.06  3.66  32%  71%  51/15/34  2.3  7.7  3.3   11%  105
2010  112  2.80  3.70  30%  77%  55/17/28  1.8  6.0  3.4    6%   94
2011   83  4.00  3.42  31%  72% ...

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